About the club

Capital City Squares is an LGBTQ+ square dancing club in Sacramento, California, with membership open to any adult.  

Started in 1981, the club is a founding member of the International Association of Gay and Lesbian Square Dance Clubs.

We offer square dancing and classes ranging from SSD to Advanced levels throughout the year.

Our club—like other LGBTQ+ clubs—is unique in that no partner is needed, and we do not require the wearing of traditional square dance attire. We enjoy fun and lively dancing to all kinds of music.

We promise that our activity bears very little resemblance to the square dancing most of us did in school.  

In LGBTQ+ square dancing, any dancer, regardless of gender preference or presentation, can learn either the "boy" or "girl" positions.

Participants learn a series of movements or "calls" and learn to have quick recall when they are presented in real by the live caller. The fun and the challenge is to work together with the other seven dancers to keep the square moving and not break down.

This is a sober, low-impact aerobic social activity, and we hope you’ll join us!

Our members have danced at conventions and other events throughout the United States and Canada, where we have met and made life-long friends. We particularly enjoy dancing down the street each year at the Sacramento Pride parade.